Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in China
China: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 25.3 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
25.3 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
82nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
31.6 per 100,000 male population
in 2002
All-time low
25.3 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in China, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in China stood at 25.3 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in China peaked at 31.6 per 100,000 male population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 25.3 per 100,000 male population, in 2019.
China ranks 82nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in China, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.9 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 30.8 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 31.6 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 30.7 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 29.9 per 100,000 male population | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 30.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 30.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.5 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 30.1 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 30 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 30.2 per 100,000 male population | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 28.7 per 100,000 male population | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 27.6 per 100,000 male population | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 26.8 per 100,000 male population | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 26.4 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 26 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.7 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.3 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 25.3 per 100,000 male population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1 per 100,000 male population, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 25.3 per 100,000 male population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.2 per 100,000 male population, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4 per 100,000 male population | 29.9 per 100,000 male population | 31.6 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.61 per 100,000 male population | 25.3 per 100,000 male population | 30.2 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 79 Bangladesh 25.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.9 per 100,000 male population compare
- 81 Colombia 25.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 82 Costa Rica 25.3 per 100,000 male population compare
- 84 Tajikistan 25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 85 Afghanistan 24.8 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in China?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in China was 25.3 per 100,000 male population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6 per 100,000 male population in 2002.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- How does China rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- China ranks 82nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.